common house mosquito; northern house mosquito
Refers specifically to Culex pipiens, a common mosquito species. Used in biological and everyday contexts.
The common house mosquito is a type of mosquito that is active at night.
There are many common house mosquitoes in this area.
Culex tritaeniorhynchus; a species of mosquito
The katakana spelling is standard for this species name and is the usual written form.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
From 赤家蚊, combining 赤 “red,” 家 “house,” and 蚊 “mosquito,” in reference to this house-dwelling mosquito’s reddish-brown coloration.